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Applying interventions designed to reduce and manage the symptoms of substance use disorders.
Children and families affected by parental drug use
ISSUP are pleased to present their webinar on Children and families affected by parental drug use.
Addiction Nursing Competencies: A Comprehensive Toolkit for the Addictions Nurse
Abstract
With the increased role of nurses in caring for patients with substance addiction, there was a clear need to develop the Addiction Nursing Competencies to guide and support the nursing workforce.
A literature search revealed...
International monitoring of capacity of treatment systems for alcohol and drug use disorders: Methodology of the Service Capacity Index for Substance Use Disorders
Abstract
Objectives
We aimed to develop a Service Capacity Index for Substance Use Disorders (SCI-SUD) that would reflect the capacity of national health systems to provide treatment for alcohol and drug use disorders, in terms of the...
معاونت. بین الاقوامی یوم عمل کی سزا نہ دیں
صحت اور انسانی حقوق پر مبنی منشیات کی پالیسیوں کا مطالبہ کرنے والی ایک عالمی وکالت مہم۔
معاونت. 'ڈونٹ پنش ' نقصانات میں کمی اور منشیات کی پالیسیوں کی حمایت میں ایک عالمی سطح پر مرکوز اقدام ہے جو صحت عامہ اور انسانی حقوق کو ترجیح دیتا ہے۔...
Practical Guide for Implementing a Trauma-Informed Approach
The guide specifically focuses on tools and strategies for implementing a trauma-informed approach. This guide highlights the need for organizational assessment of readiness and capacity before implementing trauma-informed approach and...
Implementing Quality Measurement in the Field of Drug Treatment and Harm Reduction: A Case Study in Flanders
BACKGROUND: Implementing quality measurement is still a challenge in the field of drug treatment and harm reduction. In this case study, we investigate which strategies can be used to enhance the implementation of a policy in which quality...
AddictologyIssue 1/2023
National Implementation of Quality Standards in Prevention and Treatment Services for Substance Use/ Addictions – A Case Study of Cyprus
INTRODUCTION: The Cyprus National Addictions Authority (NAAC) is the main coordinating body for all matters related to licit and illicit substances as well as pathological gambling in Cyprus and it is responsible, inter alia, for the...
AddictologyIssue 1/2023
The social context of drinking among LGBT+ people
Professor Carol Emslie and David Barbour discuss research on gender, identity and drinking, and the disproportionate impact of substance use in the LGBT+ community.
Stress, Coping, and Context: Examining Substance Use Among LGBTQ Young Adults With Probable Substance Use Disorders
In this research, the authors explored how lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) young adults with problematic substance use made sense of their substance use in relation to their LGBTQ identities.
The authors...
LGBTQ+ People and Alcohol
This briefing provides a summary of alcohol consumption, alcohol harm, alcohol treatment, and gaps in knowledge regarding alcohol use among LGBTQ+ people.
It uses the acronym LGBTQ+ to include lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer...
Substance Use in the LGBTQ+ Community: Reading List
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ+) Pride month is celebrated each year during the month of June. Here you can find a list of resources and research on the topic of substance use among the LGBTQ+ community.
1) This rep...
Highlights from the 2023 UNODC World Drug Report
ISSUP are pleased to present our Webinar on highlights from the 2023 edition of the UNODC World Drug Report.
کام کی جگہ میں مادہ کے استعمال کی خرابی کا علاج اور روک تھام
آئی ایس ایس یو پی کینیا کام کی جگہ کے مادہ کے استعمال پر اپنا ویبینار پیش کرتا ہے۔
Efectos del uso de cannabis fumada en adolescentes escolares
ISSUP Chile presentó un Webinar sobre 'Efectos del uso de cannabis fumada en adolescentes escolares'.
"ایل جی بی ٹی کیو + لوگوں کو شراب کی مارکیٹنگ"
24 مئی 2023 کو زوم پر منعقد ہونے والے ایس اے اے پی / ایس اے آر این 'الکوحل کبھی کبھار' ویبینار کی ویڈیو دیکھیں: "ایل جی بی ٹی کیو + لوگوں کے لئے شراب کی مارکیٹنگ: شناخت کو ہدف بنانے کے لئے حکمت عملی تیار کرنا"، ڈاکٹر ڈیوڈ وائٹلی.
ایس اے ایم ایچ ایس اے 4 ای کے جدید اور جامع روک تھام کے نظام کا تعارف
ایس اے ایم ایچ ایس اے نے حال ہی میں ریاستوں اور برادریوں میں روک تھام فراہم کرنے والوں کے کام کی حمایت کرنے کے لئے "جدید اور جامع روک تھام کے نظام" کے طور پر 4 ای متعارف کرایا ہے۔
4 ای: ابتدائی کارروائی، آسان رسائی، مساوی مواقع اور...
منشیات اور شراب کے غلط استعمال کے علاج میں خاندانوں اور برادریوں کو شامل کیا جانا چاہئے
شراب اور دیگر منشیات کے علاج عام طور پر صرف ان افراد کے لئے فراہم کیے جاتے ہیں، جو اکثر ان کے خاندانوں سے دور ہوتے ہیں. علاج کا مقصد فلاح و بہبود کو بہتر بنانا اور مادہ کے استعمال کے نقصانات کو کم کرنا ہے اور خاندان اور برادریاں بحالی کے...
How alcohol consumption contributes to chronic pain
A team showed how both alcohol intake and alcohol withdrawal can lead to increased pain and hypersensitivity.
Chronic alcohol consumption may make people more sensitive to pain through two different molecular mechanisms -- one driven by...
National Drug Observatories from Latin American and Caribbean countries meet in Lisbon for ‘COPOLAD week’
National Drug Observatories (NDOs) from Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries are gathering in Lisbon from 22–26 May for a week of activities under the COPOLAD III programme.
The overarching theme of the initiative will be...
FDA Approves New Buprenorphine Treatment Option for Opioid Use Disorder
For Immediate Release: May 23, 2023
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Brixadi (buprenorphine) extended-release injection for subcutaneous use (under the skin) to treat moderate to severe opioid use disorder (OUD)...